größerer Wassereinbruch

English translation: water ingress (ships)

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David Moore: This is not really "everyday language", is it...and another thing: when writing of a ship, that it is "ingress" wouldbe rather obvious IMO...

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-> Ingress of water is a term that I have seen quite a few times in Average reports. Whether or not it is "everyday language", it does appear to be used by loss adjusters. As for the comment about it being obvious, your point is not entirely clear.

Reference comments

15 hrs

Reference: Water ingress - ships

Reference information:The asker isn't looking for "everyday language". He's looking for the term of art in a maritime context.

Water Ingress Monitoring (WIM) is not a new concept. Masters will recognize that daily monitoring of bilges and tanks has been a feature of prudent seamanship since antiquity. However, this method of monitoring does not provide continuous information. Furthermore, when weather deteriorates the manual process is usually suspended because of the dangers to crew members taking the soundings. In such conditions the risk of flooding in the ship is increased and therefore some method of continuous monitoring should be introduced. The concept now adopted for bulk carriers by IMO monitors not only for the presence of water, but also, in the cargo hold spaces, the speed of ingress. To achieve this a two stage alarm is used, one at a low level in the hold, the second a short distance above it.http://www.nautinst.org/PDF/bulkCarrierSafety/waterIngressMn...